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1889: The Eiffel Tower was Originally Supposed to be a Temporary Exhibit

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1889: The Eiffel Tower was Originally Supposed to be a Temporary Exhibit

The Eiffel Tower was formally inaugurated on this year. It was chosen to build the Tower in 1889 because ...

The Eiffel Tower was formally inaugurated on this year. It was chosen to build the Tower in 1889 because it was the centennial of the French Revolution. The tower is made from 18,038 pieces of iron jo ...

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845: Vikings Attack Paris

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845: Vikings Attack Paris

The Vikings attacked Paris in the year 845, in one of their invasions deep into the French mainland. Name ...

The Vikings attacked Paris in the year 845, in one of their invasions deep into the French mainland. Namely, the Vikings were people from Scandinavia who began a major expansion in the late eighth cen ...

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1314: The Last Grand Master of the Knights Templar Burned at the Stake

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1314: The Last Grand Master of the Knights Templar Burned at the Stake

On this day the last Grand Master of the Templar Order – Jacques de Molay – was burned at the stake. This ...

On this day the last Grand Master of the Templar Order – Jacques de Molay – was burned at the stake. This act was part of the disbanding process of the Order on charges of heresy. The Order of the Tem ...

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1795: How Young Napoleon Became Famous by a Massacre

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1795: How Young Napoleon Became Famous by a Massacre

A series of events took place on this day, which led to young Napoleon achieving the status of a French n ...

A series of events took place on this day, which led to young Napoleon achieving the status of a French national hero. Namely, Napoleon managed to defend the French revolutionary government from attac ...

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1914: Taxicabs “Saved” Paris from the Germans during the War

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1914: Taxicabs “Saved” Paris from the Germans during the War

Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke (also known as Moltke the Younger), was the nephew of Helmuth Karl Bernh ...

Helmuth Johann Ludwig von Moltke (also known as Moltke the Younger), was the nephew of Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (Moltke the Elder). Graf von Moltke defeated France in the Franco-Prussian ...

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1997: Death of Diana, Princess of Wales

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1997: Death of Diana, Princess of Wales

On this day in 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died. Her car was badly damaged in the Parisian underpass. ...

On this day in 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, died. Her car was badly damaged in the Parisian underpass. Dodi Fayed was with Diana when the accident occurred. He was Mohamed Al-Fayed’s son. Mohamed w ...

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1944: German Occupation of Paris Ends

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1944: German Occupation of Paris Ends

On this day in 1944, the Nazi German garrison in Paris surrendered to the Allies. Paris had been occupied ...

On this day in 1944, the Nazi German garrison in Paris surrendered to the Allies. Paris had been occupied since June 1940, i.e. for more than four years. The Allies landed on the coast of Normandy in ...

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1792: Louis XVI, King of France, Imprisoned in Templar Fortress

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1792: Louis XVI, King of France, Imprisoned in Templar Fortress

On 13 August 1792 Parisian revolutionaries arrested King Louis XVI and the royal family, including Queen ...

On 13 August 1792 Parisian revolutionaries arrested King Louis XVI and the royal family, including Queen Mary Antionette, the king’s son and heir to the throne, the king’s daughter, and the king’s sis ...

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